CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Texas Rangers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field in front of 20,141 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes.

Cleveland scored five runs in the second inning, highlighted by David Fry’s three-run homer. Austin Hedges added a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Chase DeLauter went 3 for 5 with an RBI. Joey Cantillo earned the win, pitching five innings while allowing three hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts. He improved to 7-3.

Texas scored single runs in the third and eighth innings and two in the sixth. Elias Díaz hit a two-run homer and finished 2 for 4. MacKenzie Gore took the loss, falling to 5-7 after allowing seven hits and five earned runs over five innings with seven strikeouts.

The Guardians outhit the Rangers 11-8. Texas grounded into two double plays. Cleveland improved to 45-42, while Texas dropped to 44-43.